Crew Signs Trio Including Warzycha (Updated At 2:22 p.m.)

The Crew has all but finalized its 2013 roster with a pair of familiar faces. Today, the club
announced that it had signed Konrad Warzycha, Kyle Hyland and Shawn Sloan for the upcoming season,
bringing its roster total to 29 two days before the league’s roster compliance date.

Warzycha, son of head coach Robert Warzycha, is a two-year MLS veteran with one appearance under
his belt who played collegiately for Ohio State. His last two years were spent with Sporting Kansas
City.

“I’m really excited to be here,” Konrad said after today’s training session in Obetz. “I grew up
here ever since I was 8, when we moved to Columbus. I grew up with the Crew. The Crew has been a
part of my life since I was a little kid, so to finally get the chance to play for them is a dream
come true. I’m thankful for being here and for the opportunity.”

After being waived by Kansas City, the younger Warzycha spent some time training with KS Lechia
Gdańsk of Poland’s first division. After entertaining thoughts of playing in England, he opted to
spend the MLS preseason trying to earn a roster spot with his father’s team.

Team president and general manager Mark McCullers said Robert Warzycha first approached him last
winter about inviting his son to camp for a trial.

“The other thing about Konrad is he’s a great kid,” McCullers said. “He’s got tons of character
and Robert’s a professional. When they’re here, they’re going to have a professional relationship.
I can guarantee you he’s not going to get any special treatment. If you saw Chad Marshall dump him
on his (butt) out there just a few minutes ago you’ll know he’s not getting any special treatment
on the field or off the field.”

He will wear his father’s jersey number – 19. It was given to him upon his arrival for preseason
training, he said. Warzycha scored two goals in preseason training.

Robert Warzycha said he will have higher expectations for his son than anyone else will.

“I think if you are a parent you always expect more from your kids,” the coach said. “Simple as
that. Obviously yeah, he’s the coach’s son so people are going to look at him a little differently.
Obviously they’re going to look at him to do some things. He just has to play and he needs to be a
good player. That way, he can be on the field and have people talking about him as a good player.
It’s up to him.”

Hyland has signed a homegrown player contract, becoming the sixth such member of the Crew’s
roster. A 5-7, 150-pound defender, Hyland hails from Bay Village, Ohio, and played collegiately for
IUPUI. As a senior last season, he was voted second-team all-region and all-league after tying for
the league lead in goals (8), shots (58) and game-winning goals (3) after starting all 18
matches.

“I think it’s great,” McCullers said. “A little bit of a different path than our other signings
but probably a little bit better with him coming into camp and earning the spot on the roster. I
think that’s just another positive sign for our development academy.”

He will play left back for the Crew.

“It’s exciting, especially because ever since I was a little kid my parents used to bring me up
to Crew Stadium to watch games,” Hyland said. “It’s exciting playing for your home team.”

Sloan, a midfielder, was the Crew’s final pick in the supplemental draft. Selected 66th overall,
he played for High Point University for the last four seasons where he was named first-team
all-league each year.

“He showed us some flashes,” the head coach said. “As a coaching staff, we talked about it and
there are some good things that he can bring to the game. He’s obviously a project and hopefully he
can turn into the player that we think he can be.”